“Turning a space that used to be something else into a theater is hard,” said artistic airector Kyle Gillette. “And it took time. We had people working on the air conditioning while we're putting up the (lighting) grid, and all these things were right to the wire.”

And so, the opening was delayed a week to make sure that the Overtime's spacious new home would be 100 percent audience-ready.

As it happens, there was a silver lining in the date change.

“We were going to have our first ‘Overtime Cabaret' (today) anyway, so now, it's all part of the gala,” said Gillette.

The opening starts at 6 p.m. today with drinks and hors d'oeuvres; “I-DJ,” the first production in the new Gregg Barrios Theater, premieres at 8 p.m.; and the cabaret starts at 10:30 p.m.

The cabaret will include a burlesque number and several pieces from the Aesthetic of Waste, which will be performing their show “We Stole This” in the late night slot every Friday starting next week.

The new space is located at 1203 Camden St. The building used to house a medical supply firm; now it boasts two theaters, classroom space and a lobby gallery.

Among the Overtime's goals going forward is to make its new digs a place where new work is not only staged, but also nurtured.

Gillette says that's already happening.

“I remember the first day I was there when there were three rehearsals going on simultaneously,” he said. “I was going from each to the other so I could give notes or see what was going on, and it felt like there was this electricity in the space. It felt like a rucible for creating new things.”

For more information, call 210-557-7562 or visit theovertimetheater.org.